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The State of Ohio v. Slagle

Supreme Court of Ohio
Dec 23, 1959
170 Ohio St. 216 (Ohio 1959)

Opinion

No. 36292

Decided December 23, 1959.

Supreme Court — Dismissal sua sponte — No debatable constitutional question involved — Criminal law — Refusal to answer questions before committee of General Assembly — Ohio Un-American Activities Commission — Purpose — Constitutionality — Authority to subpoena witnesses — Due process.

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Stark County.

Mr. Norman J. Putman, prosecuting attorney, and Mr. Harry N. Kandel, for appellee.

Mrs. Thelma C. Furry, for appellants.


The appeal as of right herein is dismissed, sua sponte, for the reason that no debatable constitutional question is involved.

Appeal dismissed.

WEYGANDT, C.J., ZIMMERMAN, MATTHIAS, BELL, HERBERT and PECK, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

The State of Ohio v. Slagle

Supreme Court of Ohio
Dec 23, 1959
170 Ohio St. 216 (Ohio 1959)
Case details for

The State of Ohio v. Slagle

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE v. SLAGLE ET AL., APPELLANTS

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Dec 23, 1959

Citations

170 Ohio St. 216 (Ohio 1959)
163 N.E.2d 177